Patients with variable and indefinite symptoms in the whole body, whose etiology or management remains unclarified, often accompany pain or stiffness of cervical muscles.
Conditions
Interventions
All patients undergo daily physical therapies by low-frequency electrical stimulation therapy and far-infrared irradiation to the cervical muscles during hospitalization.
Sponsors
Tokyo Neurological Center Matsui Hospital
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Among patients complaining cervical pain or stiffness, we enroll patients who are resistant to outpatient care by reporting at least two indefinite symptoms in the whole body besides the cervical disorders, and needing hospitalization. These include the following 29 symptoms (total 30 including cervical pain or stiffness): headache, shoulder pain or stiffness, vertigo or dizziness, lightheaded or wobble, palpation, chest tightness, dazzling, vision loss, asthenopia, dry eyes, dry mouth, nausea or stomachache, diarrhea or constipation, thermoregulation disorder, perspiration disorder, poor circulation, lingering cold, unstable blood pressure, unknown fever, general fatigue, depression, insomnia, bedridden, lethargic, weather dependent, distraction, uneasy feeling, irritability, and impatience. Patients who were hospitalized for 5 to 120 days were enrolled.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1) Patients who underwent other treatments including surgery, medication, injection, external fixation, or cervical traction. 2) Patients who were diagnosed to be specific diseases in other organs after admission. 3) Patients who were hospitalized for less than 5 days and more than 120 days.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Self-rated records in the medical interview sheets on representative 30 whole-body symptoms at admission and discharge | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The pupil reflex parameters representing parasympathetic nerve function at admission and discharge | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactHiroshi Kawaguchi
Tokyo Neurological Center Orthopaedics and Spine Department
Outcome results
None listed